Rogers Avenue Construction Nears Completion

Construction work along Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith is nearing completion, according to Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department officials.

Construction work along Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith is nearing completion, according to Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department officials.

For more than a month, highway department crews have closed lanes intermittently along Rogers Avenue between Garrison Avenue and the intersection of Interstate 540 to repave and restripe the road, but District 4 Construction Engineer Jason Hughey said crews are finishing up work on the $1.2 million project.

Hughey said all paving work is complete with only striping work left to finish.

"We only have some very small striping work left, such as crosswalks, stop bars, turn arrows, and other ancillary striping that needs to be complete, but we are getting close," he said.

Hughey said all work is conducted overnight during lighter traffic hours, between 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. He said lanes closures should become less frequent.